ASA Recognizes 2025 Founders and Fellows
The American Statistical Association is honored to grant the esteemed Founders Award to five individuals this year for demonstrating exceptional dedication to advancing the mission of the association. The association is also bestowing its prestigious distinction of Fellow on 46 members for their professional contributions, leadership, and commitment to the field of statistical science.
Founders will have served the association for an extended time, usually in a variety of leadership roles wherein effective service or leadership was provided within the ASA or through ASA outreach. A Founder’s contributions will have had significant impact on the association beyond the time of their incumbency.
The designation of ASA Fellow has been a significant honor for nearly 100 years. Under ASA bylaws, the Committee on Fellows can elect up to one-third of one percent of the total association membership as fellows each year.
The Founders Award and Fellow designation are two of the highest honors the ASA bestows.
Congratulations to the 2025 ASA Founders:
Kate Calder
University of Texas at Austin
Mark Glickman
Harvard University
Barry Graubard
National Cancer Institute
Jeff Witmer
Oberlin College
Congratulations to the 2025 ASA Fellows:
Le Bao
The Pennsylvania State University
Benjamin Strong Baumer
Smith College
Robert A. Beckman
Georgetown University
Jacob Bien
University of Southern California
Jing Cao
Southern Methodist University
Stefano Castruccio
University of Notre Dame
Xi Chen
New York University
Freda Cooner
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
David B. Dahl
Brigham Young University
Abhirup Datta
Johns Hopkins University
Ying Ding
University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
Andreea Erciulescu
Westat
Laura J. Freeman
Virginia Tech
Malka Gorfine
Tel Aviv University
Jeffrey M. Gonzalez
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Simone Gray
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ben Hansen
University of Michigan
Michael Brewster Hawes
US Census Bureau
Stephanie Hicks
Johns Hopkins University
Sally Ann Hunsberger
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Hormuzd A. Katki
National Cancer Institute
Lawrence Lesser
The University of Texas at El Paso
Cynthia R. Long
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Yan Ma
University of Pittsburgh
Christopher Malone
Winona State University
Erica E. Moodie
McGill University
Jennifer Van Mullekom
Virginia Tech
Thomas Brendan Murphy
University College Dublin
Amy O'Hara
Georgetown University
Michael L. Pennell
The Ohio State University
Michael J. Schell
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Zhenming Shun
Daiichi Sankyo
Ana-Maria Staicu
North Carolina State University
Ying Sun
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Donatello Telesca
University of California at Los Angeles
Chenguang Wang
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Brian Phillip Weaver
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Julian Wolfson
University of Minnesota
Lan Xue
Oregon State University
Jiajia Zhang
University of South Carolina
Jingfei (Emma) Zhang
Emory University
Kai Zhang
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Xiang Zhou
University of Michigan
The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians and data scientists. Our members serve in industry, government, and academia in more than 90 countries, advancing research, science, and technology; promoting sound statistical practice; informing public policy; and contributing to a world in which decisions are data-driven.